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Tag: Roy Hassey

  • Teachers left unpaid as Limerick language school closes

    Unite meeting teachers next Tuesday, working to secure wages  LanLearn case highlights need for proper regulation March 22nd: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, today said that 10 teachers have been left without wages owed following the closure of LanLearn, a Limerick language school, after a Department of Justice inspection resulted in withdrawal of accreditation.…

  • Extern: Unite calls on Minister Zappone to treat all care workers equally

    Union slams Minister’s ‘double standards’ on union recognition Minister again asked to meet with Extern workers March 12th: Unite, which represents staff working for social care provider Extern, today slammed what it termed Minister Katherine Zappone’s ‘double standards’ regarding union recognition. Extern, which enjoys significant state contracts including contracts worth nearly €5 million from Tusla,…

  • Extern: Unite briefs Oireachtas members on social care provider’s anti-union stance

    NI-based social care provider won’t recognise union south of border Extern in receipt of multi-million Euro state contracts, refuses to engage with WRC March 4th: Trade union Unite, which represents close to 60% of staff working for social care provider Extern, last week briefed Oireachtas members on the organisation’s repeated refusal either to recognise Unite…

  • MEI report glosses over exploitation in English Language sector

    Unite challenges umbrella body to publish wage figures February 15th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, today accused umbrella group Marketing English in Ireland of ‘glossing over’ exploitation in the ELT sector and called on MEI to publish total wage figures for the sector, as was done last year. Commenting on the latest report published…

  • English Language Teaching: New union recognition agreement ‘good for teachers and good for students’

    February 13th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, today (Tuesday) welcomed the conclusion of a new union recognition agreement with the Academic Bridge English School in Dublin.  Expressing the hope that other language schools will follow Academic Bridge’s lead, Unite Regional Organiser Roy Hassey said that improved working conditions in the sector will benefit students…

  • English Language Teachers take campaign for decency abroad 

    Unite says students as well as teachers vulnerable to ‘network of exploitation’ January 25th: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, is taking its ‘campaign for decency’ in the sector to ELT students’ countries of origin.  The union, which has been pressing for minimum employment standards in a sector characterised by high levels of precarious work…